Mary Augusta Ward
Mary Augusta Ward | |
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| Born | Mary Augusta Arnold 11 June 1851 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 24 March 1920 (aged 68) London, England |
| Pen name | Mrs. Humphry Ward |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Thomas Humphry Ward |
| Children | Arnold Ward Janet Trevelyan |
| Parents | Thomas Arnold Julia Sorell |
| Relatives | William Thomas Arnold (brother) Julia Huxley (sister) Ethel Arnold (sister) |
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Mary Augusta Ward CBE (née Arnold; 11 June 1851 – 24 March 1920) was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. She worked to improve education for the poor, setting up a Settlement in London. She was a staunch opponent of giving women the right to vote, and in 1908 she became the founding President of the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League.